Remy Porter's Representative Line on The Daily WTF showcases a single line of code found in the wild.
The line computes a maximum length by querying a database column size and subtracting 16, followed by a comment that reads simply 'Leave some room for'. The sentence ends there. Porter notes the comment was not trimmed by the website or lost in a careless merge; this is the complete comment as committed.
He jokes the author must be David Chase, creator of The Sopranos. Readers are left to complete the thought themselves: room for dessert, for activities, for the holy spirit, for improvisation.
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